Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 12 | SW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 44 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:04AM3.49m | 8:20PM3.91m | 8:37AM3.75m | 8:52PM4.21m | 9:08AM3.98m | 9:23PM4.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.77m | 3:27AM0.54m | 3:34PM0.55m | 4:01AM0.34m | 4:07PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | ESE 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | NNW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 33 | — | 7 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 8 | — | W 12 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WNW 4 | — |
3 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NW 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | SW 7 | SW 5 |
2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 41 | 55 | 4 | 33 | 77 | 49 | 14 | 44 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 291 | 350 | 254 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 271 | 191 | 200 | 189 | 189 | 200 | 292 | 191 | 191 | 303 | 3 | 303 | 267 |
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